diff --git a/VoxelEngine.Tests/WorldGen/CaveCarverTests.cs b/VoxelEngine.Tests/WorldGen/CaveCarverTests.cs
index d876f9b..ecbf430 100644
--- a/VoxelEngine.Tests/WorldGen/CaveCarverTests.cs
+++ b/VoxelEngine.Tests/WorldGen/CaveCarverTests.cs
@@ -183,4 +183,20 @@ public class CaveCarverTests
         Assert.True(bothEmpty || bothCarved,
             $"seam mismatch: c1={airC1Seam}, c2={airC2Seam}");
     }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void Carve_RespectsMinCaveY_NoCarvingAboveCeiling()
+    {
+        var cfg = new Configuration { MinCaveY = 20 };
+        var carver = new CaveCarver(seed: 42, Blocks, cfg);
+        Chunk c = MakeStoneChunk();
+
+        // Chunk Y=2 → worldY 32..47, all above MinCaveY=20 → must stay solid.
+        carver.Carve(c, new Vector3i(0, 2, 0));
+
+        for (int x = 0; x < Chunk.Size; x++)
+        for (int y = 0; y < Chunk.Size; y++)
+        for (int z = 0; z < Chunk.Size; z++)
+            Assert.Equal(Blocks.Stone.Id, c[x, y, z]);
+    }
 }
diff --git a/World/WorldGen/CaveCarver.cs b/World/WorldGen/CaveCarver.cs
index 22b3a90..96f36c5 100644
--- a/World/WorldGen/CaveCarver.cs
+++ b/World/WorldGen/CaveCarver.cs
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ public sealed class CaveCarver
         {
             int worldY = baseY + y;
             if (worldY <= 0) continue;
+            if (worldY > this._cfg.MinCaveY) continue;
 
             ushort id = chunk[x, y, z];
             if (id == this._blocks.Air.Id) continue;
@@ -160,6 +161,7 @@ public sealed class CaveCarver
         {
             int worldY = baseY + y;
             if (worldY <= 0) continue;
+            if (worldY > this._cfg.MinCaveY) continue;
 
             float vx = baseX + x + 0.5f;
             float vy = baseY + y + 0.5f;